Desi Arnaz

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

57

Gender

Male

Birthday

1917-03-02

Day of death

1986-12-02 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Santiago, Cuba

Desi Arnaz

Biography

Desi Arnaz (March 2, 1917 – December 2, 1986) was a Cuban-born American musician, actor and television producer. While he gained international renown for leading a Latin music band, the Desi Arnaz Orchestra, he is best known for his role as Ricky Ricardo on I Love Lucy, starring with then-wife Lucille Ball.

Known For

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

  • The Bob Hope Show

    The Bob Hope Show

  • I Love Lucy

    I Love Lucy

  • December Bride

    December Bride

  • Alice

    Alice

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

  • Donny & Marie

    Donny & Marie

  • The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

    The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

  • The Mothers-in-Law

    The Mothers-in-Law

  • CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

    CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

  • The Long, Long Trailer

    The Long, Long Trailer

  • Forever, Darling

    Forever, Darling

  • The Navy Comes Through

    The Navy Comes Through

  • I Love Lucy: The Movie

    I Love Lucy: The Movie

  • The Emmy Awards

    The Emmy Awards

  • The Escape Artist

    The Escape Artist

  • NBC Sunday Showcase

    NBC Sunday Showcase

  • Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

    Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

  • A Star Is Born World Premiere

    A Star Is Born World Premiere

  • Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy

    Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy

  • Cuban Pete

    Cuban Pete

  • Holiday in Havana

    Holiday in Havana

  • TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

    TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

  • Bataan

    Bataan

  • Judy Garland: By Myself

    Judy Garland: By Myself

  • My Darling Vivian

    My Darling Vivian

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • The Ed Wynn Show

    The Ed Wynn Show

  • Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

    Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

  • Joys

    Joys

  • The Man in the Funny Suit

    The Man in the Funny Suit

  • Land's End

    Land's End

  • Lucy and Desi

    Lucy and Desi

  • Four Jacks and a Jill

    Four Jacks and a Jill

  • Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television

    Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television

  • Television: The First Fifty Years

    Television: The First Fifty Years

  • Lucy's Really Lost Moments

    Lucy's Really Lost Moments

  • Too Many Girls

    Too Many Girls

  • The Bob Hope Chevy Show

    The Bob Hope Chevy Show

  • Salsa

    Salsa

  • Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie

    Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie

  • Father Takes a Wife

    Father Takes a Wife

  • Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

    Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

  • Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

  • The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1

    The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1

  • I Love Lucy Christmas Special

    I Love Lucy Christmas Special

  • Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra

    Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra